Verse 2.2 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms kutastvā - wherefrom, tvā - unto you, kaśmalam - dirtiness, idam - this, viṣame - in this hour of crisis, samupasthitam - arrived, anārya - not of the Aryans, juṣṭam - practiced by, asvargyam - which does not lead to higher planets, akīrti - infamy, karam - the cause of, arjuna - O Arjuna Translation My dear Arjuna, how have these impurities come upon you? They are not at all befitting a man who knows the progressive values of life. They do not lead to higher planets, but to infamy. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.3 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms klaibyam - impotence, mā sma - do not, gamaḥ - take to, pārtha - O son of Pṛthā, na - never, etat - this, tvayi - unto you, upapadyate - is befitting, kṣudram - petty, hṛdaya - of the heart, daurbalyam - weakness, tyaktvā - giving up, uttiṣṭha - get up, param-tapa - O chastiser of the enemy Translation O son of Pṛthā, do not yield to this degrading impotence. It does not become you. Give up such petty weakness of heart and arise, O chastiser of the enemy. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.7 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms kārpaṇya - of miserliness, doṣa - by the weakness, upahata - struck, sva-bhāvaḥ - my nature, pṛcchāmi - I am asking, tvām - unto You, dharma - religion, saṁmūḍha - bewildered, cetāḥ - in heart, yat - what, śreyaḥ - all-good, syāt - may be, niścitam - definitely, brūhi - just tell, tat - that, me - unto me, śiṣyaḥ - disciple, te - Your, aham - I am, śādhi - just instruct, mām - me, tvām - unto You, prapannam - surrendered Translation Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of miserly weakness. In this condition I am asking You to tell me for certain what is best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a soul surrendered unto You. Please instruct me. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.11 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms śrī-bhagavān uvāca - the Supreme Personality of Godhead said, aśocyān - things worthy of lamentation, anvaśocaḥ - you are lamenting, tvam - you, prajñā-vādān - learned talks, ca - also, bhāṣase - speaking, gata - the gone, asūn - life, agata - the not gone, asūn - life, ca - also, na - never, anuśocanti - lament, paṇḍitāḥ - the learned Translation The Blessed Lord said: While speaking learned words, you are mourning for what is not worthy of grief. Those who are wise lament neither for the living nor for the dead. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.12 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms na - never, tu - but, eva - certainly, aham - I, jātu - at any time, na - did not, āsam - exist, na - not, tvam - you, na - name, ime - all these, jana-adhipāḥ - kings, na - not, ca - also, eva - certainly, na - not, bhaviṣyāmaḥ - shall exist, sarve vayam - all of us, ataḥ param - hereafter Translation Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.23 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms na - never, enam - unto this soul, chindanti - can cut into pieces, śastrāṇi - all weapons, na - never, enam - unto this soul, dahati - burns, pāvakaḥ - fire, na - never, ca - also, enam - unto this soul, kledayanti - moistens, āpaḥ - water, na - never, śoṣayati - dries, mārutaḥ - wind Translation The soul can never be cut into pieces by any weapon, nor can he be burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.24 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms acchedyaḥ - unbreakable, ayam - this soul, adāhyah - cannot be burned, ayam - this soul, akledyaḥ - insoluble, aśoṣyaḥ - cannot be dried, eva - certainly, ca - and, nityaḥ - everlasting, sarva-gataḥ - all-pervading, sthāṇuḥ - unchangeable, acalaḥ - immovable, ayam - this soul, sanātanaḥ - eternally the same Translation This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be neither burned nor dried. He is everlasting, all-pervading, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.25 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms avyaktaḥ - invisible, ayam - this soul, acintyaḥ - inconceivable, ayam - this soul, avikāryaḥ - unchangeable, ayam - this soul, ucyate - is said, tasmāt - therefore, evam - like this, viditvā - knowing it well, enam - this soul, na - do not, anuśocitum - may lament over, arhasi - you deserve Translation It is said that the soul is invisible, inconceivable, immutable, and unchangeable. Knowing this, you should not grieve for the body. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.27 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms jātasya - one who has taken his birth, hi - certainly, dhruvaḥ - a fact, mṛtyuḥ - death, dhruvam - it is also a fact, janma - birth, mṛtasya - of the dead, ca - also, tasmāt - therefore, aparihārye - for that which is unavoidable, arthe - in the matter of, na - do not, tvam - you, śocitum - to lament, arhasi - deserve Translation For one who has taken his birth, death is certain; and for one who is dead, birth is certain. Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge of your duty, you should not lament. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.29 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms āścarya-vat - as amazing, paśyati - sees, kaścit - someone, enam - this soul, āścarya-vat - as amazing, vadati - speaks, tathā eva - similarly, ca - also, anyaḥ - another, āścarya-vat - as amazing, ca - also, enam - this soul, anyaḥ - another, śṛṇoti - hears, śrutvā - having heard, api - even, enam - this soul, veda - knows, na - never, ca - also, eva - certainly, kaścit - anyone Translation Some look on the soul as amazing, some describe him as amazing, and some hear of him as amazing, while others, even after hearing about him, cannot understand him at all. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.41 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms vyavasāya-ātmikā - resolute in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, buddhiḥ - intelligence, ekā - only one, iha - in this world, kuru-nandana - O beloved child of the Kurus, bahu-śākhāḥ - having various branches, hi - indeed, anantāḥ - unlimited, ca - also, buddhayaḥ - intelligence, avyavasāyinām - of those who are not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness Translation Those who are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child of the Kurus, the intelligence of those who are irresolute is many-branched. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.44 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms bhoga - material enjoyment, aiśvarya - opulence, prasaktānām - for those who are attached, tayā - by them, apahata - bewildered, cetasām - consciousness, vyavasāya-ātmikā - resolute determination, buddhiḥ - intelligence, samādheṣu - in the controlled mind, na - never, vidhīyate - does take place Translation In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, and who are bewildered by such things, the resolute determination for devotional service to the Supreme Lord does not take place. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.45 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms trai-guṇya - the three modes of material nature, viṣayāḥ - subject matter, vedāḥ - Vedic literatures, nistrai-guṇyaḥ - transcendental to the three modes of material nature, bhava - be, arjuna - O Arjuna, nirdvandvaḥ - without duality, nitya-sattva-sthaḥ - in a pure state of spiritual existence, niryoga-kṣemaḥ - free from ideas of gain and protection, ātma-vān - established in the self Translation The Vedas mainly deal with the subject of the three modes of material nature. Rise above these modes, O Arjuna. Be transcendental to all of them. Be free from all dualities and from all anxieties for gain and safety, and be established in the self. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.46 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms yāvān - all that, arthaḥ - is meant, udapāne - in a well of water, sarvataḥ - in all directions, sampluta-udake - in a great reservoir of water, tāvān - similarly, sarveṣu - in all, vedeṣu - Vedic literatures, brāhmaṇasya - of the man who knows the Supreme Brahman, vijānataḥ - who is in complete knowledge Translation All purposes that are served by the small pond can easily be served by a great reservoir of water. Similarly, all the purposes of the Vedas can be served to one who knows the purpose behind them. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.47 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms karmaṇi - prescribed duties, eva - certainly, adhikāraḥ - right, te - your, mā - never, phaleṣu - in the fruits, kadācana - at any time, mā - never, karma-phala - of the result of the work, hetuḥ - cause, bhūḥ - become, mā - never, te - of you, saṅgaḥ - attachment, astu - there should be, akarmaṇi - in not discharging the prescribed duties Translation You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.48 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms yoga-sthaḥ - equipoised, kuru - perform, karmāṇi - your duties, saṅgam - attachment, tyaktvā - giving up, dhanañjaya - O Arjuna, siddhi - asidhyoḥ - in success and failure, samaḥ - equipoised, bhūtvā - becoming, samatvam - equanimity, yogaḥ - yoga, ucyate - is called Translation Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.50 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms buddhi-yuktaḥ - one who is engaged in devotional service, jahāti - can get rid of, iha - in this life, ubhe - both, sukṛta-duṣkṛte - good and bad results, tasmāt - therefore, yogāya - for the sake of devotional service, yujyasva - be so engaged, yogaḥ - Kṛṣṇa consciousness, karmasu - in all activities, kauśalam - art Translation A person engaged in devotional service rids himself of both good and bad reactions even in this life. Therefore strive for yoga, O Arjuna, which is the art of all work. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.52 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms yadā - when, te - your, moha - of illusion, kalilam - the dense forest, buddhiḥ - transcendental service, vyatitariṣyati - surpasses, tadā - at that time, gantā asi - you shall go, nirvedam - callousness, śrotavyasya - toward all that is to be heard, śrutasya - all that is already heard, ca - also Translation When your intelligence has passed out of the dense forest of delusion, you shall become indifferent to all that has been heard and all that is to be heard. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.54 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms arjunaḥ uvāca - Arjuna said, sthita-prajñasya - of one who is situated in fixed Kṛṣṇa consciousness, kā - what, bhāṣā - language, samādhe - in the completely fixed, sthita - situated, cetasaḥ - of consciousness, katham - how, āsīta - does remain, medhāvī - intelligent, kim - what, brūyeta - speaks, kim - how, āsita - sits, kim - what Translation Arjuna said: What are the symptoms of one whose consciousness is thus merged in transcendence? How does he speak, and what is his language? How does he sit, and how does he walk? Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.55 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms śrī-bhagavān uvāca - the Supreme Personality of Godhead said, prajahāti - gives up, yadā - when, kāmān - material sense gratification, sarvān - of all varieties, pārtha - O son of Pṛthā, manaḥ-gatān - of the mind, ātmani - in the pure self, eva - certainly, ātmanā - by the purified mind, tuṣṭaḥ - satisfied, sthita-prajñaḥ - transcendentally situated, tadā - at that time, ucyate - is said Translation The Blessed Lord said: O Pārtha, when a man gives up all varieties of sense desire which arise from mental concoction, and when his mind finds satisfaction in the self alone, then he is said to be in pure transcendental consciousness. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.56 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms duḥkheṣu - in the threefold miseries, anudvigna-manāḥ - without being agitated in mind, sukheṣu - in happiness, vigata-spṛhaḥ - without being interested, vīta - freed from, rāga - attachment, bhaya - fear, krodhaḥ - and anger, sthita-dhīḥ - whose mind is steady, muniḥ - the sage, ucyate - is called Translation One who is not disturbed in spite of the threefold miseries, who is not elated when there is happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady mind. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.57 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms yaḥ - one who, sarvatra - in all circumstances, anabhisnehaḥ - without affection, tat tat - those things, prāpya - achieving, śubha - good, aśubham - evil, na - never, abhinandati - praises, na - nor, dveṣṭi - envies, tasya - his, prajñā - perfect knowledge, pratiṣṭhitā - fixed Translation One who is without attachment, who does not rejoice when he obtains good, nor lament when he obtains evil, is firmly fixed in perfect knowledge. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.58 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms yadā - when, saṁharate - withdraws, ca - also, ayam - this, kūrmaḥ - tortoise, aṅgāni - limbs, iva - like, sarvaśaḥ - altogether, indriyāṇi - the senses, indriya-arthebhyḥ - from the sense objects, tasya - his, prajñā - perfect knowledge, pratiṣṭhitā - fixed Translation One who is able to withdraw his senses from sense objects, as the tortoise draws its limbs within the shell, is to be understood as truly situated in fixed knowledge. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.59 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms viṣayāḥ - objects for sense enjoyment, vinivartante - are practiced to be refrained from, nirāhārasya - by negative restrictions, dehinaḥ - for one who is embodied, rasa-varjam - giving up the taste, rasaḥ - the attraction, api - although there is, asya - his, param - things which are far superior, dṛṣṭvā - by perceiving, nivartate - he returns Translation The embodied soul may refrain from sense enjoyment by negative restrictions, but the taste for sense objects remains. However, one who has experienced a higher taste is automatically restrained from such sense objects. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.60 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms yataḥ - while, hi - certainly, yunjataḥ - being engaged in self-realization, ayuktāḥ - without connection, indriyāṇi - the senses, pramāthīni - agitating, haranti - throw, prasabham - by force, matiḥ - the mind Translation The senses are so strong and impetuous, O Arjuna, that they forcibly carry away the mind even of a man of discrimination who is endeavoring to control them. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.61 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms tāni - those, sarvāṇi - all, saṁyamya - keeping under control, yuktaḥ - being engaged, āsīta - should sit, mat - My, paraḥ - devotion, vaśe - in full subjugation, hi - certainly, yasya - one whose, indriyāṇi - senses, tasya - his, prajñā - perfect knowledge, pratiṣṭhitā - fixed Translation One who restrains his senses and fixes his consciousness upon Me is known as a man of steady intelligence. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.62 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms dhyāyataḥ - while contemplating, viṣayān - sense objects, puṁsaḥ - of the person, saṅgaḥ - attachment, teṣu - in them, upajāyate - develops, saṅgāt - from attachment, sañjāyate - develops, kāmaḥ - desire, kāmāt - from desire, krodhaḥ - anger, abhijāyate - arises Translation While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.63 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms krodhāt - from anger, bhavati - takes place, sammohaḥ - perfect illusion, sammohāt - from illusion, smṛti - of memory, vibhramaḥ - bewilderment, smṛti-bhraṁśāt - after bewilderment of memory, buddhi-nāśaḥ - loss of intelligence, buddhi-nāśāt - and from loss of intelligence, praṇaśyati - one falls down Translation From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.64 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms rāga - attachment, dveṣa - and detachment, viyuktāḥ - being freed from, tu - but, viṣayān - sense objects, indriyaiḥ - by the controlled senses, caran - acting upon, ātma-vaśyaiḥ - under full control, vidheya-ātmā - one who follows regulated freedom, prasādam - the mercy of the Lord, adhigacchati - attains Translation But a person free from all attachment and aversion, who is able to control his senses through regulative principles of freedom, can obtain the complete mercy of the Lord. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.65 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms prasāde - upon achievement of the causeless mercy of the Lord, sarva - all, duḥkhānām - material miseries, hāniḥ - destruction, asya - his, upajāyate - takes place, prasanna-cetasaḥ - of the happy-minded, hi - certainly, āśu - very soon, buddhiḥ - intelligence, paryavatiṣṭhate - becomes established Translation For one thus satisfied [in Kṛṣṇa consciousness], the threefold miseries of material existence exist no longer; in such a happy state of mind, one’s intelligence becomes steady. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.66 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms na asti - there cannot be, buddhiḥ - transcendental intelligence, ayuktasya - of one who is not connected (with Kṛṣṇa consciousness), na - neither, ca - also, ayuktasya - of one devoid of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, bhāvanā - fixed mind, na - nor, ca - also, abhāvayataḥ - one who is not situated in the self, śāntiḥ - peace, aśāntasya - of the unpeaceful, kutaḥ - where is, sukham - happiness Translation One who is not connected with the Supreme [in Kṛṣṇa consciousness] can have neither transcendental intelligence nor a steady mind, without which there is no possibility of peace. And how can there be any happiness without peace? Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.67 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms indriyāṇām - of the senses, hi - certainly, caratām - while traveling, yat - which, manaḥ - mind, anuvidhīyate - becomes constantly attached, tat - that, asya - his, harati - takes away, prajñām - intelligence, vāyuḥ - wind, nāvam - a boat, iva - like, ambhasi - on the water Translation As a boat on the water is swept away by a strong wind, even one of the roaming senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man’s intelligence. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.68 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms tasmāt - therefore, yasya - one whose, mahā-bāho - O mighty-armed one, nigṛhītāni - so curbed down, sarvaśaḥ - all around, indriyāṇi - the senses, indriya-arthebhyḥ - from sense objects, tasya - his, prajñā - perfect knowledge, pratiṣṭhitā - fixed Translation Therefore, O mighty-armed, one whose senses are restrained from their objects is certainly of steady intelligence. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.69 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms yā - what, niśā - is night, sarva-bhūtānām - for all beings, tasyām - in that, jāgarti - is wakeful, saṁyamī - the self-controlled, yasyām - in which, jāgrati - are awake, bhūtāni - all beings, sā - that is, niśā - night, paśyataḥ - for the introspective, muneḥ - the sage Translation What is night for all beings is the time of awakening for the self-controlled; and the time of awakening for all beings is night for the introspective sage. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.70 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms āpūryamāṇam - always being filled, acala-pratiṣṭham - steadily situated, samudram - the ocean, āpaḥ - waters, praviśanti - enter into, yadvat - as, tadvat - so, kāmāḥ - desires, yam - unto whom, praviśanti - enter, sarve - all, saḥ - that person, śāntim - peace, āpnoti - achieves, na - not, kāma-kāmī - the one who desires to fulfill desires Translation A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires—that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still—can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.71 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms vihāya - giving up, kāmān - material desires, yaḥ - one who, sarvān - all, pumān - the person, carati - lives, niḥspṛhaḥ - without being disturbed, nirmamaḥ - without a sense of proprietorship, nirahaṅkāraḥ - without false ego, saḥ - he, śāntim - perfect peace, adhigacchati - attains Translation A person who has given up all desires for sense gratification, who lives free from desires, who has given up all sense of proprietorship and is devoid of false ego—he alone can attain real peace. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)

Verse 2.72 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms eṣā - this, brāhmī - spiritual, sthitiḥ - situation, pārtha - O son of Pṛthā, na - never, enām - this, prāpya - achieving, vimuhyati - is bewildered, sthitvā - being situated, asyām - in this, anta-kāle - at the end of life, api - even, brahma-nirvāṇam - the spiritual kingdom of God, ṛcchati - one attains Translation This is the way of the spiritual and godly life, after attaining which a man is not bewildered. If one is thus situated even at the hour of death, one can enter into the kingdom of God. Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)